How to Make Fire Starters out of Straws One of the biggest problems with using pre-made fire starting material is that it can be messy and difficult to store or transport. However, there is a nice technique that you can use to create portable and self-contained fire starters with some straws and other common materials. …

The “Best” Home Defense Gun Many folks use a pistol for home defense. They can certainly be effective, and are a lot better for home defense than a spoon. They, like other systems, have advantages and disadvantages. Let’s look at both.

How to Identify Clouds to Predict Weather Knowing what types of clouds are in the sky can help you to make short-term weather predictions that are surprisingly accurate. This can be a very helpful tool to have out in the field so that you can plan and make decisions based on what weather may …

Make Thermite out of Sand Here, I show you how to make a thermite composition out of sand! Just get some sand (the whiter the better), aluminum, and sulfur and make sure everything is a very fine powder. You’ll have to grind the sand in a mortar and pestile (interesting side note: I found that’s …

Pick a Lock in SECONDS with a Bump Key Picking locks is easy once you’ve made a bump key. Plus: learn to prevent break-ins. A lock, in its simplest form, is just a series of pins, each of which has two parts that are illustrated in red and blue to the left. To …

How To Make Slow Burning Fuses For this project I used items from around the house to create a pyrotechnic time-delay. Here’s how to make a simple form of a slow burning fuse, because when experimenting with homemade pyrotechnics, you don’t want to be too close if your composition explodes.

How to Make a Rudimentary Egg Incubator Building and using a chicken incubator is one of the best ways to promote a productive hatch, and it doesn’t take a lot of time, effort or material to create one. All you need is a container, light and heat to create an environment that is ideal …

How to Cure Your Own Bacon Learning how to cure meats is a useful skill to have during a survival situation. This is particularly true for bacon, which makes for a delicious comfort food to have on hand during a difficult and stressful time. Let’s take a look at how easy it is to prepare …